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So on Thursday while I was tweeting an #IPSERIES on Patent infringement I was tagged to this post šŸ‘‡šŸ¾. So on this rainy Saturday morning in Port Harcourt, I will be talking about the ā€The New Regulation on Broadcasting Right in relation to Sporting Rights in Nigeriaā€ @MaxxyB šŸ¤—
The new regulation issued from the office of the Minister of Information & Culture prohibiting exclusive rights (license) in broadcasting sports eventšŸ¤”
To me, this not a step back but rather it defeats the purpose of IP.

Let me explain.
First of all, Sports is a business and it's one of the most profitable in the world.
Now Nigeria has a country has failed to tap into the business side of law especially when it comes to IP.

ā€The main purpose of intellectual property law is to encourage the creation of a wide
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The feature for #IPSERIES this week is the case of Dolce & Gabbana v Diego Maradona. This case talks about the relationship between Sports and Intellectual Property. For football fans, sports lovers and athletes this case should be of interest to us all.
Summary :
In 2016 at the fashion show held in Naples, Dolce & Gabanna sent a model as shown in the picture wearing a blue and white jersey with Maradonaā€™s name and famous number 10 on a runway. Diego Maradona sued Dolce & Gabanna for ā‚¬1 million šŸ˜±
for using his name and number during a fashion show without his permission. Such act may mislead fans into purchasing the jersey and believing Maradona endorsed & gave his permission to Dolce & Gabanna.
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Hey @Codesmithdev, you all have me quoted repeatedly on your site without my permission. For example, I never did this interview with you all. Really grossed out by this, especially since you're trying to sell stuff on the site.
codesmithdev.com/how-professionā€¦
I also didn't give you all this quote. codesmithdev.com/landing-your-dā€¦
Hey @Codesmithdev! Iā€™ve now reached out to you in 5 different platforms and still havenā€™t heard anything back! Itā€™s #WorldIPDay so thatā€™s kind of ironic....
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THREAD: Today is #WorldIPDay. The trade conflict with China has shed light on the importance of intellectual property to economic growth, national security, and more. Here are some of our related pieces for #WorldIPDay2019 @WIPO: (1/6)
President Trumpā€™s revised tariffs from the summer of 2018 to protect US technology and intellectual property would mostly miss Chinese companies & instead hit non-Chinese multinational corporations operating in China. By @melovely_max #PIIECharts (2/6)
piie.com/research/piie-ā€¦
.@melovely_max also gave testimony before @USCC_GOV about US companies in China following a @USTradeRep Section 301 report providing evidence of multiple forms of intellectual property appropriation by the Chinese. (3/6) piie.com/commentary/tesā€¦
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#IntellectualProperty rights (both patents and trademarks) constitute barriers to entry for smaller companies and confer monopoly control over plant varieties. Commercial breeders argue that IPR would give them the incentive to domesticate new species... (1/3)
...of fruits and vegetables or, at least, to expand the market for a wider range of crops; however, there has been little to no increase or expansion (Dutfeld, 2000; Phillips McDougall, 2013). (2/3)
Meanwhile, the genetic diversity publicly available to plant researchers for breeding has declined by 75% since the 1960s. #innovation #WorldIPDay #WorldIPDay2019

See our report Too Big Too Feed: bit.ly/2Bg2Fd
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